Cradle or bed construction



April 14, 1931. B. F. ALINK CRADLE OR BED CONSTRUCTION Filed May 31, 1 29 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fly-4 r I mm/@1 0.

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Patented Apr. 14, 1931 UNITED STATES BENJAMIN F. ALINK, OF SPRING VALLEY, MINNESOTA CRADLE OR BED CONSTRUCTION Application filed May 31,

This invention relates to a cradle or bed construction and aims to provide a combined support and cradle or bed frame so constructed that the cradle or bed frame used with 5 the support will swing downwardly in a true horizontal plane when the frame is forced downwardly by the hand of a person.

A further object of the invention is to provide a swinging support of this character having means for returning the cradle or bed frame to its normal horizontal position after it has been released by the operator.

A still further object of the invention 1s the provision of means whereby the cradle or bed frame may bereadily and easilyiremoved from the support should it be desired to use the same without the movable support. With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departlng from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a device constructed in accordance with the 1nvention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view therethrough. M Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View through the device.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the support, the cradle or bed having been removed.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device includes a base embodying bars 5 sup ported on the feet 6. Secured to each of the bars 5 is a U shaped member 7 having upstanding arms 8, the U shaped member being bolted to its supporting bar 5, by means of the bolts 9 which are shown as passing therethrough. The U shaped members 7 are connected by means of the bars 10 which are secured to the U shaped members at points adjacent to the bars 5, as clearly shown by the drawings, so that the bars 5 will be held 1929. Serial No. 367,440.

in predetermined spaced relation with each other at all times.

The upper ends of the arms 8 of each U-shaped member 7 are connected by the rods 1.1, which rods support the pivoted arms 12 that are formed with openings disposed at points adjacent to the lower ends of the arms 12, there being provided spacing sleeves 13 and 14 mounted 011 the rods 11 and arranged adjacent to the arms 12, for holding the arms 12 in proper spaced relation with each other. At the lower extremities of the arms 12 are rods 15 which connect the arms 12.

The reference character 16 designates a board which is provided. with transversely disposed bores at its ends, which bores accommodate the rods 15 to the end that the arms 12 at each end of the support, are connected. Disposed at the upper ends of each L pair of arms 12 is a substantially long transversely disposed supporting rod 18, the ends thereof being reduced as at 19 to fit within the notches 20 formed in the bars 21 that are secured to the inner surfaces of the side bars 22 of the cradle or bed frame mounted on the support, so that the cradle or bed frame may be readily removed or replaced at will.

Secured to the board 16 adjacent to one end thereof, is a plate 23 that has an upstanding end portion 24 formed with an opening to receive one end of the hook 25 that is carried at one end of the coiled spring 26, the opposite end of the coiled spring being secured to the clip 26, which in turn is positioned on the rod 11 at one end of the cradle or bed support, so that as the cradle or bed is forced downwardly, the spring will be placed under tension to return the cradle or bed to its normal horizontal position.

The cradle or bed also includes pairs of vertical rungs or slats that extend upwardly from the side bars 22, the upper ends thereof being connected by the upper rails 23' of the bed or cradle. Connecting the side rails 23 is a rod 24 that extends over the bed or cradle insuch a way that an infant lying on the bed may grip the rod 2 1 and raise himself from his position on the bed, exercising the arms and body.

The springs which are indicated by the reference character 25 rest on the bars 21, the mattress Which is indicated by the reference character 26, being supported on the springs in the usual and Well known manner.

I claim:

A cradle including a base, pairs of upstanding ar'msmounted on thebase and disposed adjacent to the ends of the base, rods connecting the arms, pairs of arms pivotally mounted on the supporting rods,.tl 1e upper ends of the latter arms being disposed later' ally of the supporting rods, the lower ends of the arms extending below the rods, a board connected With the lowerends of the pivoted arms, and adapted to cause the pairs of pivoted arms to, move simultaneously, a spring member connected to the board atone end of the board, the opposite end ofthe spring member having connection Mitll one of the rods to normally holdthe pivoted armsin upright positions, and a cradle body pivotally mounted at the upper ends of the pivoted arms.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto. afiixed my signature. BENJAMIN F. ALINK. 

